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/Sounds like "sah" (as in "salsa") + "nah" (as in "nacho") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "ryah"/

Meaning

A clean-cut, straight-edge person who doesn't drink, doesn't stay out late, and doesn't get into trouble. In Colombia and Peru, being 'zanahoria' makes you the boring one of the group according to party people.

Examples

He's super zanahoria, never goes to parties or drinks alcohol.

Don't be zanahoria and come out with us.

Regional synonyms

A public embarrassment big enough for everyone to witness and remember. Making a papelón means you messed up in front of an audience: forgot your speech, fell down the stairs at work, or said something completely wrong in a meeting. The shame has witnesses.